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Programming Diary for Outdoor Educators
The Central Outdoor Programming Diary for 2026 is designed to ensure intentional teaching does not stop when going outdoors. It is a space for all rooms to collaborate on planning a deliberate and purposeful outdoor program that values each child.
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Save time checking each room's individual program by collaborating together on your shared outdoor spaces. All while simplifying your workload with this all-inclusive diary that enables quick access to weekly and future programming utilising both notes and visuals.
Strong Enough to Last the Year
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NEW Binding and Covers:
- super sturdy hard cover,
- robust gold spiral binding allowing easy opening and laying flat,
- calming colour interior,Â
- two handy ribbon bookmarks,Â
- multi-use internal pocket,
- AND Diary and Framework stickers!
All Your Programming Solutions in One Book
- Completed program in as little as 10 minutes per day
- Simplifies the cycle of planning
- Makes the planning cycle visible to the team, families, and assessors
- Prompts and inspires a creative, holistic program
- Supports practice based on critical reflection
- Has EYLF V2 at the foundation of the program
- Facilitates intentional teaching
- Encourages family engagement with the program
- Includes key themes of the NQS
- Perfect A&R tool by keeping evidence in one place
- Many customers achieved exceeding while using
- Simple boxed program without the constraints
- Adaptable for each team and service
- Includes consideration of transitions
- Suitable for children aged 6 weeks to 6 years
- Perfect for all Educators from trainees through to veterans
- Improves communication in the room and across the service
- Creates consistency across the service
- Flexible for both individual and group goals within the program
This Outdoor Program Diary:
- Captures the planning of each room collaboratively in one program,
- Allows the indoor and outdoor programs to connect and extend children's learning,
- Supports Educators in charge of setting up outdoor spaces with a clear picture of what is planned for each room,
- Enables intentional and inclusive environments for all children outdoors,
- Provides Families with easily accessible information about the outdoor program and how their children's learning is being planned for,
- Fosters children's autonomy, decision-making, and connection with Nature through purposeful boxes on Risky Play, Messy/Water Play, and Nature/Exploration.
Build collaborative partnerships as children's learning can be recorded by all staff in the outdoor environment. The Evaluation & Extension Ideas reflection space allows all staff to capture children's learning and reflect on the success and challenges of the program. Children are also encouraged to collaborate with 'Spontaneous/Children's Choice' which enables children's autonomy as they craft their own learning through their interests.
Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary Training
To help you confidently use your Central Outdoor Weekly Programming & Reflection Diary, Butler Diaries has created a dedicated digital training guide. This guide walks you through how each section of the Diary supports outdoor learning, intentional environments, reflective practice, and compliance across Early Childhood Education and Care settings.
Inside the training, youâll learn how to:
- Navigate each weekly outdoor-focused spread and understand how it supports intentional teaching in outdoor environments
- Personalise your Diary so it aligns with your outdoor program structure, routines, and learning spaces
- Build consistent habits around planning, extending, and reflecting on outdoor learning experiences
- Use your Diary as a communication tool between educators, leadership, and families
- Adapt the Diary to suit your unique outdoor context â from nature play areas to structured outdoor learning zones
- Record meaningful evidence of the Cycle of Planning with clarity and without unnecessary documentation
- Apply real outdoor examples with practical tips, strategies, and inspiration for everyday use
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To support deeper understanding of the Cycle of Planning in outdoor learning, we also offer a dedicated Professional Development Program on the Cycle of Planning. This program provides clear, real-world demonstrations of how to show the Cycle of Planning using your Central Outdoor Diary and the Butler Method.
You can also explore the Butler Method in greater depth through our Butler Method free tutorial, available inside the Training Portal. Log in using an email to access the course.
Other Support Available for the Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary
We continue to develop practical support tools for educators delivering meaningful outdoor learning experiences. These include:
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Our support directory, Where can I find more support for the Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary
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Our downloadable Programming eBook
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The Butler Method: Simplifying Programming and Reflection in Early Childhood Education and Care
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FAQs on the Weekly Programming and Reflection Child Educator Diary
You can also access ongoing support through:
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Our customer-only Facebook Support Group for direct guidance and shared learning
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The Butler Buzz blog for programming, reflection, and documentation tips
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Our Help Centre for frequently asked questions
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Our email newsletter for regular updates and practical insights
If you ever need personalised support, youâre always welcome to contact us directly at info@butlerdiaries.com.
Children's Art Collection
The Children's Art Collection by Butler Diaries is a heartfelt initiative celebrating the creativity of young Australians. In 2026, some of our collection of ECEC Diaries will feature a curated selection of children's artwork from across the country, showcasing diverse expressions and perspectives. The collection will be integrated into various diaries, including the EYLF, OSHC, Outdoor, and QKLG Programming Diary, Early Childhood Cook Diary, and Children's Voices Diary, adding a personal touch to these essential educational tools.
Use this diary in conjunction with the Weekly Programming and Reflection Diaries
Is this for me?
Who is this diary for?
- Educational Leaders & Room Leaders
- Long Day Care Educators
- Preschool Educators
- Family Day Care Educators
- Kindergarten Educators
- OSHC Educators
How to use this diary:
- One Central Outdoor Programming Diary is used for each outdoor space
- Educators in all rooms who use the outdoor space collaborate on planned experiences and learning for children that extend on their previous indoor and outdoor experiences
- The program includes;
- Fine Motor/Cognitive experiences,
- Gross Motor/ Physical experiences,
- Risky Play,
- Messy/Water Play,
- Nature Play/Exploration,
- Structured Games,
- Spontaneous/Children's Choice, and lastly
- A Blank Box to use in a way that best enables your centre's program. For example, this could be Family/Community Input, Changes to the Environment, or Observations Captured.
How the Diary helps with compliance
The CENTRAL OUTDOOR Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary:
- Supports you in making decisions around the EYLF, QKLG, and MTOP Frameworks,
- Considers Erikson, Piaget, Gardner, and Montessori in its design,
- Planning boxes prompt physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language experiences, which are also linked to milestones and Framework outcomes.
- Links with the three exceeding themes; Embedded in Service Operations, Informed by Critical Reflection, and Shaped by Meaningful Engagement with Families and Community.
- Applies the National Quality Standards, The Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary Covers:
- 1.1.1 Approved Learning Framework
- 1.1.2 Child-centred
- 1.1.3 Program learning opportunities
- 1.2.1 Intentional teaching
- 1.2.2 Responsive teaching and scaffolding
- 1.2.3 Child directed learning
- 1.3.1 Assessment and planning cycle
- 1.3.3 Information for families
- 2.1.2 Health practices and procedures
- 2.1.3 Healthy lifestyle
- 2.2.2 Incident and emergency management
- 2.1.1 Wellbeing and comfort
- 3.1.1 Fit for purpose
- 3.1.2 Upkeep
- 3.2.1 Inclusive environment
- 3.2.3 Environmentally responsible
- 4.2.1 Staffing arrangements
- 4.2.2 Professional standards
- 5.2.1 Collaborative learning
- 6.1.2 Parent views are respected
- 7.2.1 Continuous improvement
See our Compliance Information Factsheet designed to support you in identifying, reflecting on, and documenting how your service operations and practices are linked to frameworks, NQS, theorists, developmental milestones, and exceeding themes.
Download the Compliance eBook with Sample Pages
Supporting Documentation for the Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary
Shipping
- We ship via courier and Australia Post and we have used our shipping discounted rate to be able to offer you a flat rate of only $14.99 Australia Wide (International freight is by weight) for your parcel size and shipping address.
- In-stock orders are processed in 1-3 business days and they should be shipped to you within 1-4 days depending on your location. This can be extended during busy periods such as Christmas, Black Friday Sales (if applicable), etc.
- For delivery estimates, you can view Australia Post's domestic parcels delivery estimator for shipping times. Please note: These do not include processing and packing time.
- For Christmas Delivery, New Year cut off dates, and Holiday Closure dates, view our Holiday Announcements page. Please note: We close over the Christmas break with a final send date provided on our Holiday Announcements page.
- If your address is within a school which may be closed on school holidays, please provide an alternative address or let us know when you re-open so we can hold the delivery.
- Our other Soon to be In-Stock products mean that we are expecting stock, we can have preorders to you in 4-12 days depending on the item.
- Next year's preorders and new item pre-orders ship between September and November. Check the individual item for the pre-order estimate.
- Non-dated items ordered with pre-order items will be held and shipped together. In stock dated products ship immediately.
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- If you require a signature upon delivery please let us know in the notes. This is not possible with all types of deliveries but we will let you know if not, and you may have to pay extra for this feature.
- Deliveries occur between 8am-6pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.Â
Returns and Exchanges
We will accept returns for any reason as long as the merchandise is in perfect resalable condition in its original protective packaging and the goods are returned within 60 days after your delivery.
Please note:
- We do not accept returns on custom items.
- We do not accept returns of current year Diaries after 1st September. The cutoff to return a current year Diary is August 31st regardless of purchase date.
- We do not offer returns or refunds on digital products due to the nature of the product.
If you would like a replacement sent, please make a new order and then proceed to your account page to request the refund. Then we will give you your refund when we receive the returned goods.Â
- We will pay for return postage within Australia as long as you return the parcel in its original or similar packaging using the label we will supply to you after you fill out the form. Please note, orders outside Australia are not eligible for paid return postage and will be at your cost.
- If you have the original packing slip, highlight your returned item/s and include it in your return. Otherwise, just a note with your order number, name and centre will be fine.
- Once we receive the returned item/s we will issue the refund. We do not refund the original postage cost, only the price of the goods paid including any discounts.
- All refunds will be provided as a credit to the credit card, PayPal account or other payment method (eg AfterPay) used at the time of purchase within ten (10) business days upon receipt of the returned merchandise. Alternatively, you can opt to choose store credit or direct deposit into your bank.
- If you paid with cheques or EFT please make a note in the field which Bank, BSB, Account Number and Account Name you want the refund to go into.
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2026 Central Outdoor Weekly Programming and Reflection Diary - Hard Cover Spiral Bound
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